The next president of the United States
And Trump is wheels-down in New Jersey:
And Trump is wheels-down in New Jersey:
Meanwhile, at Trump Tower in Manhattan, security has been stepped up:
Meanwhile, at Trump Tower in Manhattan, security has been stepped up:
In another interesting answer, officials said they wouldn’t make an “assessment” about whether Saturday’s chaos was a “failure of security” ….. even though the former President of the United States and 2024 frontrunner was just *shot* at a rally, one of his supporters was murdered, and two more were critically wounded.
If that’s not a clear-cut “failure of security,” well, I don’t know what else to call it.
Officials did confirm that the elevated position from which the shooter fired at Trump as he rallied his supporters was “some distance” outside the security perimeter. Asked about the shooter’s ability to use that vantage point, authorities said that the Secret Service — which did not have a representative at the press conference — “needs to answer that question.”
In addition, when asked whether the shooter was a “lone wolf,” authorities said it’s still “too early” to say and that while they have “one shooter tentatively identified,” investigators are “not stopping there” as they continue processing the rally-turned-crime scene and following leads.
So that presser was… not super useful.
Officials did not confirm the shooter’s identity, saying there were some “complicators” delaying such a positive ID. They did say the shooter did not have identification and they were instead using biometrics — such as looking at photographs and testing DNA — to confirm who the would-be Trump assassin was.
WOW! Petter Doocy just said on Fox News that he was talking to a senior WH staffer right when the news came out and that person didn’t know what he was talking about, as the WH staff was hearing news in real time.
Even anti-Trumpers are praying for the 45th president.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise recalls that Trump was the first person to check on him after he was shot in 2017.
“President Trump was one of the first people to come check on me & console my family at the hospital when I was shot on the baseball field in 2017. That’s the kind of caring person he is. Tonight I’m praying for him & the victims of this political violence. We know he’s a strong fighter,” he said.
Feds holding a press conference at 11:45pm ET. The FBI has reportedly ID’d the shooter but are withholding the name for now, presumably to be announced at the presser.
Judge fund manager Bill Ackman formally endorses Trump.
Trump is receiving support from all around.
Biden spoke to Trump after the shooting. He also spoke with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy. Biden is set to return to DC this evening and will receive updates from homeland security officials.
House Oversight Chairman Comer is already firing off hearing invites to officials:
Speaker Johnson pledges significant inquiry from the House:
Speaker Johnson pledges significant inquiry from the House:
Bolsonaro says, according to Google Translate, he stands in solidarity with the greatest world leader at the moment. “See you at the inauguration.”
The assassination attempt led to Bolsonaro’s victory.
The event hasn’t started yet